Spider-Man Lunges
Looking for a great dynamic exercise to warm up your hips and get them a little looser before your sport? Spider-Man lunges is a key exercise for this! You can even add in a rotational part to warm up and…
Improving your mobility through breathing
When we assess shoulder neck, shoulder and upper back mobility with our clients, we also assess the way the person moves through the trunk and this often includes if the person is breathing well enough. The diaphragm attaches from your…
Symmetry is key!
Lower back pain is not a clear-cut case! Deadlifting and heavy squats brought about pain in this young athlete. Is he strong enough to do the exercises? Absolutely! Does he have good technique? Yup! But he still had back pain….
Here are 4 step recipe that you can use for a safe shoulder rehab
Mobility Stability Strength Power When it comes to the shoulder, the 1st 2 steps are crucial. The shoulder is quite complex because the vast number of muscles attaching to it and its incredible mobility. Because of this mobility, the shoulder is compromised in stability. With time, sports, repetitive movements, bad posture, past injuries, the shoulders…
Exercise: the drug of choice!
We recently completed reading a great book by Greg Wells, PhD and he found that exercise is the best drug of all that can be taken every single day! A few of the many benefits of exercise: Lower risk of certain cancers by 24 – 50% Prevent and treat cardiovascular disease Reverse type 2 diabetes…
Thoracic Flexion and Rotation
The thoracic spine is made up of 12 vertebrae from below the neck to the upper part of the lower back. The vertebrae in the thoracic spine are designed to be very mobile in flexion, extension, side flexions, and rotations. However, far too often, we notice that people are very limited in these movements. Worse…
Achilles tendinitis, what is that?
As thick and strong as the tendon is, it is vulnerable to some common irritations. An Achilles tendinitis is exactly that: an “ – itis”. It is an inflammation of the tendon because something around just isn’t doing its job. This can be problems in: Arches Foot Knee Hip and pelvis About 5cm above the…
5 key tips on eating nutrient dense foods
Nutrient-dense foods will allow you to get the most nutrition out of a particular food group with the least amount of calories associated to it. This will help with slowing down digestion, provoking less of an insulin response and keep us more satiated. Here are 5 tips you can use to help in this respect:…
What is Lower Cross Syndrome?
LOWER CROSS SYNDROME: Over the course of our lifetime, experiencing things like childbirth, past injuries, poor sitting and standing habits, our bodies (fortunately and unfortunately) have the innate ability to adapt. However, these adaptations can lead to postural syndromes that can wreak havoc on our skeletal structures. Add to that, left to right…
Sleep your way to better health
“I love sleep. My life tends to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?” – Ernest Hemingway This quote we found was in an excellent book we recently just finished called, “The Ripple Effect” by Gred Wells, Ph. D Way too many of us do not sleep nearly enough and even with good intentions, we…
